George Herbert Barlow (January 4, 1921 – March 4, 1979) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Trenton,

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, Barlow received a

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degree from

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in 1943 and a

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from

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in 1948. He was in the

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from 1943 to 1945. He was an assistant counsel for the New Jersey State Law Revision Commission from 1948 to 1953. He was in private practice in Trenton from 1948 to 1953. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of New Jersey from 1953 to 1956 and then a United States Commissioner of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1956 to 1963. He then returned to private practice until 1963. He was a judge on the Mercer County Court, New Jersey from 1963 to 1966, and on the Superior Court of New Jersey from 1966 to 1970.

Federal judicial service

On July 22, 1969, Barlow was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Arthur Stephen Lane. Barlow was confirmed by the

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on December 17, 1969, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge from 1978 until his death of an apparent

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on March 4, 1979, at the Mercer Medical Center in Trenton.

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